Good morning and happy New Year to everyone!
Yay for little sleep! It's gonna be a long day x.x I've got plenty of manis to show you, so let's get to them! First up is yesterday's mani. It was very simple, and I wish I could have gotten a better photo of it, but it was just so gloomy yesterday, and indoor with a flash didn't cut it. I used Morgan Taylor Mint Chocolate Chip and Daydream, topped with Matte's a Wrap.
Mint Chocolate Chip is prolly one of the prettiest mint greens I own. There's no hint of blue, like with many mint greens and a few I own. It's very clean with no dustiness.
For #watermarblepracticewed this week, the prompt was starburst. I started with a base of OPI's Starry Eyed for Dear Daniel, which is pretty much the only other color I wanted from the Hello Kitty collection (which is currently available just about everywhere now). In the bottle, it looked like full on glitter, like the Burlesque glitters, but it's not, and it was easy to apply. I got it mostly because I like the color, not so much because it's glitter lol. For the water marble, I used Wet 'N Wild Black Creme and Nail Envy.
Yesterday was also a prompt for an IG challenge I've been taking part in, so I did that Tuesday. The prompt was winter berries. I really like what I came up with. The base is I Cannoli Wear OPI; I just love this color! The branches are stamped and are from Marianne Nails 58, stamped in MdU brown. The berries are just dots of OPI Bogota Blackberry.
PAA Mani Monday's prompt choices were sweater weather and/or new year, new color, an untried. I combined both in the beautiful ILNP Sweater Weather that I got for my birthday. Sweater Weather reminds of the holos that Zoya currently has, except that SW's holo is finer and almost linear.
Sunday was another prompt for that IG, this prompt being snow and ice, which was so appropriate for the weather we had. I think winter is finally here lol. It was just so sloppy and miserable on Sunday. The base was a gradient of KBShimmer Lo and be Bold and DIFFERENT dimension Heavenly Waters. The snow and snowflakes are from Chez Delaney Xmas 001 and UberChic 1-03, stamped in MdU silver white. Heavenly Waters is a holo, but you can't see it because, again, lighting =\
Last week's #watermarblepracticewed prompt was, like everything else, was New Year's. I used KBShimmer Pt Young Thing for my base, and Color Club Beyond and Nail Envy for the marble. This was the first time I've marbled with a holo, and I like the result. I did have to work a little faster, since holos tend to dry faster. I may need to dry some other holos for water marbling :)
Last Tuesday was one of the final 30DoCC prompts of the year. It was icicles. I decided to use a Pixie Dust as the base this time, Zoya Cosmo. The icicles were from Messy Mansion 27, stamped in MdU white.
Last Monday's PAA Mani Monday prompts were silver/gold only and/or negative space. This is what I came up. Both colors are Zoyas, the gold being Kerry, the silver Trixie. The Happy New Year image was from Infinity Nails 79, stamped in MdU silver and gold.
And finally, last Sunday, it was prompts for 30DoCC and the IG challenge. Prompts were gifts/presents. Instead of gifts, I did gift wrapping, because you can't have gifts without gift wrap! The base was OPI Rose to the Ovation. The image was from Sugar Bubbles Special 02, stamped in MdU white.
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Good afternoon!
I've been slacking on the posting, I admit it. Things have just been crazy, trying to find the time for more than just the 40 Great Nail Ideas posts. I've got a backlog of manis to show, so let's get to them!
Today's PAA Mani Monday prompt that I chose to do is plaid. The base is Zoya Alexa. Stamped over with Mundo de Unas sunflower and navy, and myonlineshop MJ XXIX. Zoya Matte topcoat to finish it.
There was finally a Stamping Sunday prompt that I wanted to! It was red and black. A perfect opportunity for me to try out my new red holo, Anonymous Lacquer Wrath. OMG, y'all, if you're looking for a true red holo, this is it!!! It does not lean pink, or is too greyed out. It's perfection! I stamped over it with Messy Mansion MM54 and MdU black.
Saturday was, of course, Halloween, so I couldn't go naked for it. I had ordered the Colors by Llarowe Halloween duo, so those were my base colors. The orange is All Jack'd Up, the purple Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun. The images were from Bundle Monster H07 and H08, and Nailways A-NW00016, stamped in MdU black and white.
It was also the last day for October's 30DoCC, so here are the Inlinkz for it-
Friday's mani was already posted, on to Thursday. That was the pink pastels prompt for the 30DoCC. I did a vertical gradient, using Zoya Kitridge, Eden, and Lara over Purity. Matte topcoat to finish it.
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#watermarblepracticewed prompt was, of course, Halloween. I went for a candy corn look. OPI Alpine Snow, Primarily Yellow, and Chromatic Orange for the marble, and Color Club Beyond for the dots.
Tuesday was the acorn prompt for 30DoCC. This one prompt made me realize I don't have but 2, single, acorn images. Anywho, the base is ILNP Overnight Bag and Glory. I highly recommend getting these two, they are so beautiful together! The acorns are from Bundle Monster H12 and Messy Mansion MM3,s tamped in MdU pinon.
Acorn Inlinkz-
Last Monday's PAA Mani Monday mani was completely inspired by IGer @clairestelle8. The base was a radial gradient of China Glaze Bahamian Escape, I Sea the Point, and Violet Vibes over White on White. A layer of Fairy Dust, then stamped with images from Winstonia Haunted House and Nailway A-NW00016, in MdU black. Matte Magic to finish it.
Sunday's mani was a recreation as well, this time from IGer @tunaynamahal82. It started with a base of Zoya Genevieve, followed by ILNP Glory. Leaf image came from Winstonia 119, stamped in Maybelline Bold Gold. I believe I used Zoya Matte topcoat to finish it.
And, finally, that previous Thurday's 30DoCC prompt, pumpkins. This gave me the opportunity to try a new to me indie brand, Potion Polish. My first purchase was Pumpkin all the Things!, which is the color of pumpkins. I stamped over that with Winstonia Haunted House and MdU pale yellow.
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Good morning! Welcome to the weekend!
Do you have any big plans this weekend? :) I don't, and that's okay. I need to get caught up on some things, such as getting this post done lol. I've got several manis to show off, so let's get to it!
Summer hasn't given up the ghost here yet, so yesterday's summer color prompt for the 30DoCC was perfect. The base color was Color Club's Meet me at the Rink from the Poptastic Pastel Neons collection, with a coat of Salon Perfect's Kaboom layered over it.
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Thursday called for a spring color, and nothing said spring to me more than Lilypad Lacquer Twinkling Tanzanite. This is such a pretty, softer linear holo. I certainly don't wear it enough.
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The prompt for #watermarblepracticewed was first of fall; it was also the winter color prompt for 30DoCC. I chose colors from OPI fall/winter collections, and really like what I came up with. The colors I used are as follows:
Alpine Snow (base color)
I Cannoli Wear OPI
Anti Bleak
Keeping Suzi at Bay
French Quarter for Your Thoughts
I then matted it with OPI's matte topcoat.
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Tuesday was a combo for the 52WPNMC and 30DoCC. The first called for dark and grungy/zigzags, the other a fall color. My base color was OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest. The zigzags are from Vivid Lacquer VL010, stamped in MdU copper.
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Monday was a matte prompt. Instead of matte, though, I did satin. The base color was Zoya Constance, from their NYFW2015 trio. The stamping is MJ XXIX and MdU velvet, which I honestly thought was grey, not purple lol. I used the Zoya Satin Seal topcoat right over the stamping, and it didn't smear!
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Sunday's prompt was nudes, so I chose to rosy neutrals in a gradient. The colors I used were Zoya Rue, Brigitte, and Madeline.
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Friday was another 2 challenges in one mani. This was the violet prompt for 52WPNMC and the shimmer prompt for 30DoCC. Colors used were Zoya Giada and Lidia.
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Hello and happy Wednesday! How does this day find everyone? It's a pisser of a day here, typical for summer. I'm so over, like, four months ago :P
I have some fun, summery manis to show off, starting with today's cool blue water marble. Today was supposed be the prompt for #watermarblepractisewed on IG, which was neon matte. I nailed the matte, the neon not so much. All the neons I tried last night just didn't want to work, I think my water was too warm. Instead of fighting with them, I chose a few blues and went for it.
The colors I used are all China Glaze:
White on White for the base
Secret Peri-Wink-Le
Bahamian Escape
Electric Beat
Topped with Seche, then matted with Matte Magic.
Yellow was one of the prompts for yesterday's 30DoCC. I recently picked up China Glaze Daisy Know my Name? on clearance at Sally's. Let me tell you, this color is a bitch to get even. Out of all the Electric Nights colors I have, which is almost all now minus Red-y to Rave, this one is the worst application wise. It took me four coats, and I should have capped each layer >.< I sponged on Candy Lacquer Pixel Party, then topped with Seche. Daisy was more stubborn to remove the glitter, even.
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Monday was a combined mani for PAA Mani Monday and the 52WPNMC. I pretty much just took one prompt from each and created :) Purple was for PAAMM, swirls for 52WPNMC. The base is Zoya Isa, which is just gorgeous. The swirls were stamped in Mundo turquoise from Jr. 20.
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Stamping Sunday's mani was a little more subtle than I intended. The prompt was over a pink glitter base. My base was Zoya Eden and Harper. Stamped over that were images from Marianne Nails 58 in Mundo copper.
Last Friday's mani was just last Thursday's Skittle mani with holo stamping over it. The Skittles was created with China Glaze colors:
Lemon Fizz
Gaga for Green
Sweet Hook
Dance Baby
Electric Beat
The holo stamping was done with Color Club Beyond. The kitties and butterflies were from DRK A3, which is just recently released.
This mani also fit the holo prompt for Saturday's 30DoCC.
That Inlinkz:
Good afternoon!
Sorry for being MIA; I tots blew off blogging last week because the lazy days of summer so caught up with me :P Because of that, I have a lot to show y'all today, so let's get to it, shall we?
First up is today's mani. It's for the 52 Week Pick N Mix Challenge. I chose to do only one of the prompts because, to be honest, I didn't want to do the other lol. So here is my aqua mani. Three coats of Zoya Rayne with Mundo lime and Uber Chic UC 1-01 stamped over.
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Yesterday's mani was for the 30 Days of Colour Challenge, metallic and/or gradient. My colors were China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around and Meet me in the Mirage.
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Stamping Sunday's challegne was using a plate that ended in A-M. I don't own hardly any plates that end in letters, so I just went with the first letters :) The base is a gradient of China Glaze New Birth, Kinetic Candy, and Aquadelic over White on White. Double and triple stamped with Vivid Lacquer VL019 and Mundo black.
So very proud of that one!
The Fourth of July was Saturday, and I chose to do Friday's 30DoCC that day instead. The prompts were glitter and/or patriotic. I'm not really happy with how it turned out, but it's what I came up with on short time. Base colors are Zoya Dream and Blaze, stamped over with Mundo white and Vivid Lacquer VL002 and VL-02 from aliexpress.
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I didn't work Friday, but I did go shopping and catch some great sales, so of course my nails were done :) I did a splatter with all China Glaze colors: Liquid Leather, Wait 'N Sea, Treble Maker, That's Shore Bright, and Let the Beat Drop.
I'm not really sure where I was going with Thursday's mani, but I like what I came up. I used OPI's The Berry Thought of You and I Sea You Wear OPI. The glitter is TNT from Formula X for Sephora. I did use a white undie with Berry, it was Put a Coat On! from OPI.
Last Wednesday, I took part in a water marble challenge that's going around Instagram. The prompt was patriotic. Wasn't happy with how half of my mani came out but I wasn't redoing it lol. Colors used were Zoya Purity, Sooki, Ling, and Trixie.
Last Tuesday's mani fulfilled prompts for both the 30DoCC and the 52WPNMC: Skittles, stamping, and pastels. The base colors were most of the Color Club Poptastic Pastel Neons:
Feathered Hair Out to There
'Til the Record Stops
Meet me at the Rink
Diggin' the Dancing Queen
Disco's Not Dead
Stamped over them was Mundo navy and Emily de Molly EDM03, then matted with Wet 'n Wild's matte topcoat.
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I don't remember entirely what last Monday's PAA Mani Monday prompt, but I do know patriotic was in there. I did up a patriotic splatter for it, using OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, Red Hot Rio, and Road House Blues. The stars were picked out from Pure Ice Freedom.
Stamping Sunday was....... something I don't remember, because I didn't do it. Instead, I did a mani that was inspiration by another. I honestly don't remember the person's name, but I wanted to be clear mine was inspired by hers. Base colors were China Glaze Liquid Leather and White on White, over which I added Point me to the Party. Over the white nails, I stamped images from UC 1-01 and 1-02 in Mundo black. This was also for the glitter prompt for the 30DoCC.
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Took a break that Saturday, so nothing for that, but I do have a Textured Friday mani. These are China Glaze In the Rough and OPI Wharf! Wharf! Wharf!.
Almost done! Two manis to go! This next one was the navy prompt for the 52WPNMC. The navy was OPI Light my Sapphire, paired with OPI You're So Outta Lime! over Put a Coat On!. Mundo nabu and UC 1-03 stamped over the accents. I actually really like how this one turned. Another that I wasn't sure where I was going with.
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And lastly, the shimmer/silhouette prompt for the 30DoCC. I used my most precious child, OPI Santiago Sangria, as the base. Stamped images came from Messy Mansion MM50 and Handy 47, stamped in Mundo black.
Whew! All done!!
Good afternoon! Whew, it's a sweltering day here x.x One of those afternoons that you wish you could sit in a cool pool with a cool drink. Summer is definitely here!
Summer also hit my nails pretty well this last week. Several brightly colored manis with summery themes. I'm quite proud with how most of them turned out. Shall we take a look?
I think today's is my absolute best Saran Wrap mani to date. I love how easy they are, and they're not real messy. This mani was one of the prompts for the 52 Week Pick N Mix Challenge; I'll be doing the other later in the week. I started with a base of China Glaze White on White (all colors are China Glaze, actually). The first color on was UV Meant to Be, second was (what I believe is a mislabeled as Are You Jelly?) Beach Cruise-r, third and final color was Liquid Leather. SV to seal it.
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Yesterday's mani I feel like was a fail. It was my first time doing a waterfall mani. I've seen so many pretty ones, and I wanted to try it as my submission for the 30 Days of Colour Challenges prompts (monochromatic and/or matte). I don't think it's horrible, I just didn't care for it much. The colors and matte topcoat I used are all from Zoya. Layla was the base, pretty color by the way. Binx, Eden, Nana, and Margo were used to create the waterfall look.
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Okay, I am ridiculously happy with Monday's mani. It was the prompts for PAA Mani Monday, white and silver only and/or roses. My base was Zoya Genesis. Now, I got that collection last month; in fact, it showed up the day I had say goodbye to my Merlyn. I was gonna try to go to work the next day, so I did up my nails with Genesis. I determined then that it needed thinner the next time. The formula reminded me very much of China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around. It was thick, but patchy even after three coats.
Thinner went into it before applying it, and that seemed to help. I still needed three coats, though. Genesis is a gorgeous color, so I'll put up with it. Last week, I got my new UberChic plates, and I knew what image I wanted to use in this mani. I'm astonished at how well the rose stamped. It's from UC 1-02, stamped in MdU silver.
Stamping Sunday's challenge was summer nails. Nothing says summer to me more than bright colors, sunglasses, tropical flowers, and fruity drinks. I created a water marble using Zoya Shelby, Ling, Arizona, and Wednesday for my base. The stamped images were from the Bundle Monster Sunkissed collection, 507 and 508. The stamping polishes were MdU tutti, navy, and lime.
Friday was another mani for the 30DoCC. The prompts for were purple and/or Sharpie marbling. I think mine turned out pretty cool. Color Club's Diggin' the Dancing Queen served as the base, with the color Valley Girl in a Sharpie marbled over it. This was another mani I used an UberChic plate for, this time UC 1-01. Also used MdU tutti for it.
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Thursday was a rather tame day. It was just Zoya Apple on my nails. I was surprised to see that it wasn't too yellow for me. This was 3 coats.
And lastly, last Wednesday was another offering for the 52WPNMC. The prompts were pink and lilac and/or roses. My pink and lilac watercolor was a fail, to me. They were OPI's Sparrow me the Drama and Planks a Lot. The roses were FUN 14 in MdU violet.
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